Lace-cabinet.



R. W. IRISH.

LACE CABINET.

APPLIOATION rum) APR. so. 1908.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUSH W. IRISH, OF PINE ISLAND, MINNESOTA.

LACE-CABINET.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUSH IV. Imsn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pine Island, in the county of Goodhue and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Lace-Cabinet, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to apparatus for the display of laces and other fabrics, and has for its principal object to provide a lace cabinet and display reel of simple and economic construction.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved form of reel.

A further object of the invention is to provide a reel of this type with retaining clips for holding the ends of the lace or other fabric displayed on the reel.

WVith these and other objects in view, as will more fully hereinafter appear, the invention consists in certain novel details of construction and arrangement of parts, more fully hereinafter described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of the display cabinet provided with reels constructed and arranged in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective view of a portion of one of the display reels and its suport.

The reels forming the subject of the invention are provided with end bars 1 which may be formed of wood or other suitable material and these are connected by rods or cross wires 2 and 3 which are detachably mounted in said bars 1. The ends of the rods or wires 2 extend through openings 4: that are formed in the bars and a plurality of openings are arranged in each bar in order to permit adjustment and thus accommodate bolts of lace or other fabric of different sizes. The opposite ends of the rods or wires 3 are bent at a right angle to form arms 5 that rest in sockets 6 formed in the inner ends of slots 7 in the end bars 1. The end bars 1 are also supplied with Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 30, 1908.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Serial No. 430,145.

pintles 8 by means of which the reel is mounted to turn in suitable supports and the pintles are preferably arranged a slight distance to one side of the center of the bars so that the reel will tend to assume a vertical position by gravity and thus display the goods to better advantage.

The display cabinet 11 is preferably provided with glass doors 12 so that the goods may be readily examined and still be protccted from dust. The cabinet is provided with pairs of uprights 13 in which are formed inclined slots 14f arranged at suitable intervals from top to bottom, these slots serving to receive the pintles 8 of the reels. The pintles are held within the slots by springs 15 which overlap the outer ends of said slots, as will be apparent on reference to Fig. 2.

The end bars 1 of each reel are provided with short arms 21 pivoted thereto, and carry spring clips 22 in which the free end of the bolt of lace or other fabric may be clamped and held from unwinding. WVhen it is desired to unwind a portion or all of the fabric the end is detached from the clip and the arm 21 is swung around into parallel relation with the end bar, after which the fabric may be drawn out, while the reel revolves on its pintles.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A display reel comprising a pair of side bars provided with pintles and each having a series of holes at one end and an open ended slot and socket at the other end, a wire adjustably mounted in said holes and connecting said side bars, and a connecting wire at the other end of the side bars said connecting wire having bent end portions mounted in the slots and sockets, substantially as described.

2. A display reel composed of separate side and transverse members, arms pivoted to the side members and clips carried by said arms for retaining the ends of the fabric being displayed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

RUSH WV. IRISH. IVitnesses:

E. M. TOWNSEND, W. L. Mom. 

